April 28, 2020 Pelosi, Schumer Join AFSCME Members to Push Congress for State, Local Aid Pro-worker congressional leaders fight alongside AFSCME members for state, local aid. Read More
April 15, 2020 AFSCME Leaders, Markey Discuss Ways to Protect Front-Line Workers A virtual conversation between AFSCME leaders and Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey revolved around protecting front-line workers. Read More
April 14, 2020 AFSCME Urgently Demands More Aid from Congress for States, Localities More coronavirus relief is needed. That much is clear. But what sort of aid should Congress provide? We have ideas. Read More
April 09, 2020 At COVID-19 Town Hall, Biden Praises Public Service Workers and Their Unions At a virtual town hall on the challenges stemming from the COVID-19 crisis, former Vice President Joe Biden praised public service workers and their unions for their response to the outbreak. Read More
April 07, 2020 More Aid Is Needed and This is What It Should Look Like Congress needs to provide more relief to help our nation’s workers and economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what that aid should look like. Read More
April 06, 2020 ‘We Will Emerge Stronger Because of Your Heroic Work’ During a tele-town hall on Saturday, AFSCME President Lee Saunders thanked members for doing heroic work during this pandemic and told them how AFSCME has their backs. Read More
March 25, 2020 NY Paramedic: ‘Our Most Immediate Concern is a Shortage of Equipment’ Getting protective equipment is the top priority for a New York paramedic fighting the coronavirus. Read More
March 25, 2020 Corrections, EMS Workers Stress Need for Resources in COVID-19 Fight Corrections and EMS workers demand help from the federal government. Read More
March 24, 2020 Fund the Front Lines In a column published in The American Prospect, AFSCME President Lee Saunders calls for robust funding to rebuild public services. Read More
AFSCME Endorses Biden, Lauding His Robust Pro-Worker Record Citing Joe Biden’s record of consistently siding with working people, AFSCME endorsed the former vice president for president. Read More
March 20, 2020 AFSCME Calls for More Aid to States, Localities in ‘Phase 3’ Coronavirus Package AFSCME calls for more aid to state and local governments in Phase 3 coronavirus package. Read More
March 12, 2020 Census 2020: It’s a Big Deal for AFSCME The 2020 Census is a big deal for everyone – especially AFSCME members and the communities we serve. Read More
February 13, 2020 The House Unveils Sweeping Infrastructure Framework A major plan to improve the nation’s roads, bridges, transit, and sewer and water systems is now on the table. Read More
February 11, 2020 Trump Budget Disinvests in America’s Future President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the next fiscal year continues his attacks on programs that working families rely on, and shortchanges America’s future. Read More
January 06, 2020 Trump’s Alleged Tax Cut for the Middle Class Has Been Anything But The Trump tax law that went into effect two years ago hasn’t helped working families. No surprise there. Read More
December 23, 2019 Government Funding Package Will Strengthen Public Services As the year drew to a close, Congress passed a spending package that will benefit working people and strengthen public services. Read More
July 25, 2019 Learning in Limbo Congress needs to fully fund the IDEA program so devoted educators like New York’s Mandy Roberts-Amo can continue to help students with disabilities. Read More
July 18, 2019 Despite Vetoes, Alaska Members Fight for Public Services Alaska members are not giving up the fight to reverse Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes. They’re working with the legislature to prevent public services and higher education from being decimated. Read More
July 02, 2019 Alaskans Brace for ‘Draconian’ Budget Cuts Alaskans will be hurt by their governor’s budget cuts, which will devastate public services. Read More
June 11, 2019 AFSCME Members Urge Congress to Pay for Behavioral Health Clinics Last week, the health subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on several critical health care bills facing funding shortfalls. Read More
April 24, 2019 Ideas@AFSCME: Let's Talk About Taxes! For the first Ideas@AFSCME Facebook Live chat, we talked about how Americans feel about paying taxes. Read More
April 10, 2019 On Capitol Hill, AFSCME Member Urges Congress to Renew Loan Repayment Program Funding this new loan repayment program is an important way for Congress to show respect for the work we do and the people we serve. Read More
March 26, 2019 Bipartisanship Prevails as Congress Passes Funding for Mental Health Providers Behavioral health clinics in Oregon and Oklahoma will remain open past March 31 thanks to a House bill that passed with overwhelming, bipartisan support. Read More
March 22, 2019 AFSCME Alaska Members Slam New Governor’s ‘Disaster’ of a Budget The proposal would make draconian cuts to state services and privatize a number of programs. Read More
March 12, 2019 AFSCME President Calls Trump Budget “An Attack on Working People” Trump seeks deep cuts to federal programs that help low-income families and the elderly, including $845 billion in cuts to Medicare; $241 billion in cuts to Medicaid; $220 billion in cuts to SNAP; and $207 billion in cuts to federal student loan programs. Read More
February 15, 2019 AFSCME President Calls Trump’s Emergency Declaration ‘An Abuse of Power’ President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration is an “abuse of power,” according to AFSCME President Lee Saunders. Read More
February 12, 2019 More Proof of a Rigged System As U.S. banks enjoy a massive tax windfall, they continue to slash jobs, proving that the deck remains stacked toward corporations and against workers. Read More
February 06, 2019 SOTU Response: Invest in Our Communities and Public Services to Strengthen the Nation Read AFSCME President Lee Saunders’ response to the State of the Union address. Read More
February 06, 2019 The Shutdown is Over. The Time to Act Has Just Begun. Here are three things you can do to make sure shutdowns don’t happen again. Read More
January 25, 2019 Wanted: A Permanent End to the Government Shutdown A three-week end to the government shutdown isn’t enough. What America needs is a permanent end, AFSCME president says. Read More